27 students earn degrees in December

The University of Nebraska–Lincoln will confer more than 1,300 degrees during commencement exercises Dec. 17 and 18 at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Among those will be 27 students from the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture.

Pinnacle Bank Arena will host a ceremony for students earning graduate and professional degrees at 3 p.m. Dec. 17 and one for those earning bachelor's degrees at 9 a.m. Dec. 18. Doors open to the public at 1:30 p.m. Dec. 17 and 7:30 a.m. Dec. 18.

In addition, the Class of 2020, as well as May and August 2021 graduates who were unable to attend their ceremonies, will be celebrated during December commencement. More than two dozen are expected to do so. These graduates must have signed up to attend.

Shane Farritor, Lederer Professor of Mechanical and Materials Engineering at Nebraska, will deliver the undergraduate commencement address. Sarah Gervais, Susan J. Rosowski Professor of psychology at Nebraska, will speak to the graduate and professional degree earners.

No tickets are required for the ceremonies. Guests should enter the arena via the southwest door along R Street. All commencement information can be found here. The ceremonies will be streamed here and broadcast live on Spectrum channel 1303, Allo channel 23 and Kinetic channel 1080.

Congratulations to all of our graduates! Thank you for your talent and commitment, and for enriching the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture. Best wishes on your future endeavors.

Undergraduates can pick up a gift from the department at 202B Keim Hall on Thursday, Dec. 16, 1 to 3 p.m. or Friday, Dec. 17, 9 a.m. to Noon or 1 to 3 p.m. Graduate students can pick up a gift at 362 Plant Sciences Hall, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. until Dec. 21.

See video of graduates and list below.

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